The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-27

Nine. Rattazzi, "A cousin of Louis
Napoleon, widow Of an Italian states
man, and married again at 5S to a
young Spaniard, an authoress, and still
pretty, is one of the most desperate
gamblers in all Europe.
A young man of Montreal is moon
blind, and cannot see at all in the
evening. He contracted the blindness
a few years ago by sleeping on the
deck of ship in the full glare of
tropical moon. Such cases, while very
rare, are not unknown.
Prince Bismarck's criticism of Lord
Randolph Churchill is that he has been
"a two-penny Catalina" The Pan
Mall Gazette says he is "a political
Flibberty-Gibbet, whose mind is as
nimble as n lively mouse in a windy
barn, and who Is the most reckless of
political gamblers
In Nine. Tussaud's London museum
are now exhibited the keys of Metz,
which Count Won Moltke, on the cap
ture of that fortress, greatly desired to
present to the German Emperor, but
could not find. Other additions to the
collection are effigies of the late Jockey
Archer and the baby King of Spain.
A young woman named Lake, living
near Grafton, w. V, was recently
married, the event being celebrated by
dance, which extended through the
entire night and nearly all the next
day. On the evening of this day one
of TIE brides sisters lost her reason
and has become raving mad. Four
days later the bride became insane,
and three other sisters are showing
marked evidence of mental alteration.
An Italian has discovered that fishes
are fond of music. To one Signor
GARRETT the honor of the discovery is
said to be due, and recently, with
party of friends, he is said to have tried
the experiment on Lake Geneva, which
proved quite successful. Musical notes,
especially those produced by the hui
man voice, attracted the fishes in great
numbers around the boat. Fishermen
should try the experiment.
Adelina Patti has the autograph
craze in its most virulent form, and for
many years past no friend of any dis
tinction has been permitted to pass the
threshold of the pTima donna until he
or she has written a few words either
upon Nine. Patti herself or upon some
| other subject or interest. The conse-
| quence is that the signatures of almost
every notability both in and outside the
musical world are to be found in her
albums
Norwich, Conn, has new resident,
DIR. Rilchiro Saiki, a native of Japan,
and a surgeon in the imperial japanese
navy. He is a graduate of the best
college in Toxic, has studied medicine
and surgery in the German language,
and comes to this country to graduate
from the medical department of the
Pennsylvania university. He is to re-
main in Norwich few months to study
the English language, which he can
read, but with difficulty speak
Acknowledgement Garland carries out
his ideas of simplicity even in the mat
ter of lunch. Instead of going to a
swell restaurant he carries his lunch
every day in small gilded wicker
| basket. Recently, after a cabinet
meeting which lasted to late hour
in the afternoon, a visitor to the de-
partment of justice caught the At
torney-General enjoying his simple
meal. 1t was merely a shortened bis
cult, the usual round shape made by
good housewives, and having been
buttered when hot was very palatable.
Something of a surprise has been
| occasioned at Washington by the dis
covery that the fine, large gold medal
given to General Grant for distinguish
ed services in the Mexican war, which
is among the medals placed in the
National Museum, is bogus. All the
Grant medals have been weighed by
the Smithsonian savants to test theiI
value. The Mexican medal has 8
specific gravity of only Z, when il
should weigh about L. Itisn' t worth as
much as copper even, which weighs 9
A novel mode of extinguishing a fire
was practiced at a recent fire in Balti
more, Nd. WheR the fremen arrived
one of the members borrowed pistol
and, standing below, fired five shot.
up the chimney. Instantly the 500
and fire dropped down and the fire wa.
extinguished. 1t was stated that il
case of chimney fires this scheme ha
worked we'll The conclusion loosen
the accumulated SCOT, and often mucl
damage has been prevented in thi
way. The police say it is an ole
) practice with themselves, and has neye
failed.
One day recently a man was kille,
| on the railway track near Pittsburg
Pa, and the body was taken to tn
city. During the removal of the re
mains from the car a watch, still run
nIng, fell from the vest-pocket. On
: of the railroad employees grabbed ii
opened the blood-stained case, pulle'
out a pencil, and took the number
. What are you doing that for?" h
was asked. Policy" he tersely re
piled. 1t is a popular superstition
l among policy-players that the humble
of watch found on a man dying
violent death is sure to come out.
e In the town of Clymer. Chautauqu
county. n Y, is a large settlement {
Hollanders. the older members Of whic
o brought from their fatherland tn
n simple manners and industrious habit
which have always been characteristic
of that race Nearly without excel
ton tEey are engaged in general farm
ing and dairying. and to supplemer
their farm labors they have introduce
an industry which IS carried on in n
. other place in the union This is til
!, making of the woo,len shoes, or clog
n which are So common in Holland an